The Community-Based Health Care Program was established with Act 10 of 2013. The program will work to provide funding to community-based health care clinics to:
- Expand and improve health care access and services such as preventive care, chronic care, disease management, maternal and newborn care, dental treatment, behavioral health and pharmacy services;
- Reduce unnecessary use of hospital emergency services by providing an effective alternative health care delivery system; and
- Encourage collaborative relationships among community-based health care clinics, hospitals and other health care providers.
The Department of Health asks for program applications once every two years for grant funding in the following categories:
- Grant Category 1: The development of a new community-based health care clinic.
- Grant Category 2: The expansion or improvement of the delivery of primary health services at an existing community-based health care clinic.
- Grant Category 3: The addition, expansion or improvement of the delivery of prenatal, obstetric, postpartum and newborn care services at an existing community-based health care clinic.
- Grant Category 4: The development of alternate health care delivery systems administered by community-based health care clinics to improve the delivery of services and access to reduce hospital emergency room use.
- Grant Category 5: The implementation of collaborative relationships among community-based health care clinics, hospitals and other health care providers.
Reports and Additional Information
- Eligible Sites and Locations
- CBHC Fact Sheet
- CBHC 2021 Annual Report
- CBHC 2022 Annual Report
- CBHC 2023 Annual Report
Contact Us
Community Based Health Care Program
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Primary Care Office
Room 1031, Health and Welfare Building
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-0701
Phone: 717-772-5298
RA-DHCBHCP@pa.gov